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“$500?” chuckled former Microsoft boss, Steve Ballmer, after Apple chief Steve Jobs introduced the first iPhone in 2007. “This is the most expensive phone in the world. And it doesn’t appeal to business users at all because it doesn’t have a keyboard.”

Media narrative on Ukraine wrong

I hold no brief for Vladimir Putin. I never met him nor even visited his country.

Chisholm and Fox homer in MLB spring training

JASRADO “Jazz” Chisholm Jr and Lucius Fox both made an immediate impression early in Spring Training as Major League Baseball returned to play.

Romad Dean commits to Fordham

FREEPORT, Grand Bahama — Romad Dean returned home to officially end his recruitment and announce his collegiate decision.

Knights and Raptors polish off trophies

BACK after a two-year hiatus because of the coronavirus pandemic, the CR Walker Knights and the CH Reeves Raptors picked up where they left off winning their divisional titles at the Government Secondary Schools Sports Association’s Inter- School Track and Field Championships.

Keyshawn breaks national record in senior boys’ javelin

KEYSHAWN Strachan wanted to go out in style as he competed in his final Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools (BAISS) Track and Field Championships. He did so by carrying the banner for the St John’s College Giants with a Bahamas national record breaking performance in the senior boys’ javelin.

A perilous state of affairs

In a second article, Hubert Edwards writes that The Bahamas must enact 'the greatest set of reforms the country has ever seen' to set it on the right economic and fiscal track . . .

DIANE PHILLIPS: I never knew you cared so much, now what about Downtown?

MUCH to my shock, the March 4 column ‘Montagu Madness’ criticizing the explosion of signage cluttering and disrupting a view so many worked so hard to create set off a maelstrom of response I could never have predicted. The column which was even picked up by World News sparked a petition – though aimed at the wrong target, but well-meaning – and numerous others since that column appeared have been calling for the removal of signs.

Ex-Chamber chief pegs GB jobless rate at 35%

A former Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce president yesterday estimated that the island’s post-COVID jobless rate is “hovering” around 35 percent given the absence of official data.

Port touts ‘20% rise in licensee numbers’

A Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) executive yesterday sought to refute assertions that “hundreds of businesses are closing every year in Freeport” by pointing to a near-20 percent increase in licensees since Hurricane Dorian.

Minister to give derelict building fight extra ‘teeth’

A Cabinet minister yesterday pledged to “give teeth” to efforts to tackle Freeport’s derelict building woes, with Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) executives complaining: “Our hands are tied.”

$14M SPENT ‘WITHOUT DUE DILIGENCE’ AT DRA: Laroda claim adds to allegations about Minnis administration

THE Disaster Reconstruction Authority spent $14m “without due diligence” under the Minnis administration for debris management, a government official said.

Asset manager in $200m GB airport cargo hub offer

A Bahamian financier yesterday revealed a $150bn asset management firm last year offered to invest $200m in rebuilding Grand Bahama International Airport (GBIA) and developing a cargo hub at the site.

COVID food costs ‘far below’ NGOs average

The COVID food initiative’s 8 percent administrative costs ratio is “far below” the typical international benchmark for non-profits, a governance reformer revealed yesterday.

Airport authority signs union deal

THE Airport Authority signed a recognition agreement with the Public Managers Union this week.

Tribute to trailblazer Burrows

“Give me my flowers now,” have been said regarding several events to honour trailblazers. But for one young man, the urgency to recognise his contribution to a whole country has become more evident. As we mourn the passing of a junior baseball icon in the recent death of Jeff Albury, we must act now.

AG: ‘Suite of legislation’ readied on human rights

ATTORNEY General Ryan Pinder says his ministry has complied “a suite of legislation” to meet the country’s international human rights obligations, which includes laws addressing gender-based violence and marital rape.

‘Polish product’ to maximise record-breaking cruise port

Downtown Nassau must “polish its product” to maximise the benefits from the “busiest cruise port in the world”, which is this week enjoying a record-breaking 32 vessel berths.

Eye for an eye on our streets

Nassau was submerged in a bloodbath over the past weekend. The Nassau Tribune’s report that five persons were killed in four separate shootings over a three-day span suggests that The Bahamas will record another 100-plus murders in 2022.

‘Despite thieves taking down the fence for the second time, we continue to press on’

COUNTDOWN: BABE RUTH CARIBBEAN BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS

With just over 100 days remaining before the start of the Babe Ruth Caribbean Championships, Caribbean Commissioner Greg Burrows Sr is calling on the public to stop the vandalism of the fence being constructed around the four fields at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex.

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